Sentences with phrase «tragedy in»

Carell plays John du Pont, the wealthy wrestling enthusiast whose unhealthy relationship with Olympic wrestling champions Mark and Dave Schultz ended in tragedy in 1996.

That's probably the biggest tragedy in this whole mess.

The title of Lanthimos» film The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a reference to Euripides» Iphigenia in Aulis — a Greek tragedy in which Agamemnon has to sacrifice his eldest daughter Iphigenia after he insulted Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.

As in his nonlinear bad romance Blue Valentine, Cianfrance looks for tragedy in the discrepancy between a couple's blissful past and its ruined present, but the lack of concrete details about these people abstracts their drama.

Director Baltasar Kormà ¡ kur («The Deep») and screenwriters William Nicholson («Unbroken») and Simon Beaufoy («127 Hours») are slow out of the gate (there are many details to and players to set in motion), but once in motion they deftly unfold the perfect storm of bad weather, miscommunication, and fateful decisions that led to the tragedy in a way that sneaks up on the viewer much as it does the characters.

Co-writer and director Alfonso Cuarón found strength in tragedy in an oddly therapeutic way while musing on the incredible technological achievements of the human race and the ability for the mind, body and spirit to endure against all odds.

All the elders came here to escape «the towns» years ago, where each faced some tragedy in their lives.

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Brent (Xavier Samuel) is dealing with guilt and tragedy in his own way, and his girlfriend Holly tries to be patient with him.

But the horror of this scene reveals what is only the final tragedy in a long line of smaller ones — tiny, crushing moments of male condescension and mockery that inflict spiritual damage on an already - fragile woman.

The «Jurassic World» star discusses the oddness of the 1977 musical classic, the importance of tragedy in Disney films, and working with Robert Redford.

In To Dust, first - time feature director Shawn Snyder locates the tragedy in pining for such answers but also digs a little deeper for a truly revelatory find.

We are hit with a curt message about how exploitation of tragedy in attempt to sate the public's desire for gore is wrong, but the film undermines this nugget of insight with its mere existence.

Little did he know that there was another tragedy in his future.

But behind the gathering storm is the sense of humanity being lost, a tragedy in three acts, the vanishing connection tethering two men to society; perhaps it plays like a horror film because it's almost like a vampire picture without vampires.

Which, sadly, until last year was the biggest tragedy in a single day on Everest.

You don't have to love it, but I don't think anyone who watched it would deny that it's a dense, fully - realized — and my personal drum to beat has been that we see coming - of - age stories about young men rewarded all the time, but the ones about women always seem to need some tragedy in them to be considered «worthy».

Outside of a few moments, the film fails to achieve true impact, likely because its focus often strays away from the Jewish tragedy in favor of Antonina's personal struggles with Heck.

Pike plays a frontier wife and mother who experiences a tragedy in the film's opening scene.

Based on the true story of Iowa City's West High School girls» volleyball team who battled back from tragedy in 2011, «The Miracle Season» is a formulaic but rousing tale of teamwork, girl power and community, and a tearjerker to boot.

(A similar tragedy in «Human Desire» might have elevated Lang's film too.)

While the story doesn't quite match Vega's scene stealing performance it delivers a heady mix of comedy and tragedy in unexpected ways.

How will Ray and Emma find their girl, and will finding their girl help them resolve the tragedy in their backstory that drove them apart to begin with?

... on realizing he liked telling stories after writing a play to cope with a tragedy in which a boy on his high - school basketball team was shot and killed.

From here, we follow James Franco as Tomas Eldan, who learns to cope with grief and tragedy in his own ways, while reflecting on reactions from others around him.

In A Quiet Place, John Krasinski's third film as a writer - director - actor (The Hollars, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men), a cheaply made, disposable children's toy, a plastic and metal reproduction of the space shuttle — a symbol of both triumph and tragedy in American culture — portends an abrupt, premature end for the unfortunate member of a...

Though every performance is splendid, it's Washington and Davis who create a mesmerizing symphony of emotion, finding both love and tragedy in every look, every line.

Four years after delving deep into the romantic troubles of a singles - bar - haunting fiftysomething in «Gloria,» and a few months after casting a sensitive eye on a young transgender waitress in the wake of tragedy in «A Fantastic Woman,» Chilean director Sebastian Lelio offers yet another striking and warmly nuanced portrait of the kinds of women -LSB-...]

This is a film about three broken people who handle a tragedy in morbid fashion.

Four years after delving deep into the romantic troubles of a singles - bar - haunting fiftysomething in «Gloria,» and a few months after casting a sensitive eye on a young transgender waitress in the wake of tragedy in «A Fantastic Woman,» Chilean director Sebastian Lelio offers yet another striking and warmly nuanced portrait of the kinds of women whose internal lives are rarely portrayed on screen, tackling a lesbian love affair within London's Orthodox Jewish community in «Disobedience.»

Minimalist indie filmmaker Drake Doremus is the genius who turned an expiring work visa into a cosmic romantic tragedy in 2011's Like Crazy.

A love story explored through a sense of longing and questions of what might've been, there's a sense of tragedy in all of the unanswered questions that help allow the film to be more than just another unrequited love story.

Mathematician and cryptographer Alan Turing experiences both triumph and tragedy in Norwegian director Morton Tydlum's The Imitation Game, the true story of a man whose help in breaking the Nazi's Enigma Code during World War II may have brought the war to an earlier end.

Experience Shakespeare's classic tale of love and tragedy in an entirely new setting as the tale of + Romeo and Juliet plays out against the backdrop of the Latin barrio in this moving crime drama from director Paul Wynne.

Allen is too self - aware and cold a creative personality to create a genuine tragedy in Wonder Wheel.

Says more about intimacy and individuality than any romantic comedy or romantic tragedy in years.

He brought death and tragedy in his wake and was banished by a brave General at a great cost.

There are elements of tragedy and comedy in this character and in this performance, and in that regard, Mendelsohn and Gerry are the heart of this film, which plays out as a tragic comedy in one moment and comic tragedy in the next.

Two brothers witness the murder of their parents and grow up dealing with the tragedy in very different ways.

As Ahmad, Mohammed, and Noemi gradually begin to socialize together, a tragedy in Ahmad's past soon prompts the struggling New York newcomer to question the true nature of his current relationships.

Both films are great and capture the tragedy in a brutal, yet subtle way.

Mature 44 yr old... Black Male... professionally minded... 190 lbs 6» 1... work out 4 - 5x a / wk... very discrete and keep my business to myself... work full time but will be re-entering school full time as well... overcame alot of tragedy in life but no real emotional baggage... my Motto: It is what it...

And on a week like this week after such unspeakable tragedy in Oklahoma, it's yet another reminder of the importance of the big things like grace, mercy, love, kindness, compassion, and hope.

Several winners addressed the tragedy in their acceptance speeches and a performance of the hit Hamilton was put on without any muskets.

Nation: Tragedy in Oklahoma.

Grace is currently kicking ass after a tragedy in her life.

This work week really got the best of me and with the tragedy in Las Vegas, I haven't had much motivation to push myself to write about something that is frivolous compared to what truly matters in life.

Tragedy in Boston and Texas has been all over the news and at times...

Put this idea of moving past tragedy in a constructive, celebratory way into practice today by giving an altar ritual a try.

During the same time, I had a tragedy in my family, as a result of which my aunt was diagnosed type 2 diabetes.